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August 11, 2020 at 8:05 am #78920
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ParticipantOrbit?! Anything? A yes or no or still working on it would be nice. There are a lot of people asking the same question.
Spread the love!August 27, 2020 at 12:20 am #78959tombammann
ParticipantAny update to this yet? Just over 11 months, and no update.
My friend got a new system (different brand) where he can control battery powered solenoids from his phone. They talk to each other. This will be a substitute product for B-Hyve if this feature isn’t added.Spread the love!August 27, 2020 at 8:33 am #78961aaron the green man
ParticipantSadly, it appears Orbit has simply given up on this one or no longer cares enough to support/respond to their user community forum.
Despite owning 8 timers; I will probably migrate to a different system given the lack of response to this issue. Disappointing.
Spread the love!August 27, 2020 at 8:38 am #78962rydens
ParticipantAgree – it might be time to move to another as the software has not improved. Any recommendations?
Spread the love!August 27, 2020 at 8:48 am #78963dbkokosz
ParticipantThis whole thing makes me so sad! I am “new” to this, just owning 2 and only in the last couple of months.
But HEY ORBIT!!!! Don’t you even care anymore???
Spread the love!August 27, 2020 at 11:57 am #78964Wheels
ParticipantWell I guess we all start looking at options and report back in this forum. If orbit takes these down… then we know they are active. Just not Passionate. Big bummer. When I purchase a home with a sprinkler system. I know I won’t choose orbit based off just this support forum. If you at least gave status updates I would be okay “hanging in there” as I work in IT. What every your programmers give as a status update each week, make it dumber down and post it here. It would show your trying. But no response after multiple “no eta, but we’re working on it” after multiple years. Not a fan. Who wants to buy my 7 timers and “hub”?
Spread the love!September 7, 2020 at 9:56 pm #78975tombammann
Participant@Wheels, Hunter are offering battery powered solenoids now. Check out the Hunter Node Controller. My friend just got it installed, he can bluetooth control his battery powered solenoids. There were no battery powered solenoids when I invested in these faucets, and I couldn’t get wires or new irrigation piping to some garden beds. Could only (for practicable purposes) use existing garden water outlets. Not sure about a full comparison, but I’m 100% confident it wouldn’t put multiple zones on at the same time as the solenoids are linked into the one controller. I have so much dead time from rest periods during my watering (sloped gardens).
Spread the love!November 23, 2020 at 8:57 pm #79023tombammann
ParticipantI’m getting ready to do my back yard now, I’ll need 3 or 4 extra zones. The simple expansion to my irrigation will be to plan for these 4 zones based on the advice from Orbit that it’s their top priority to have the faucet taps operating as Zone controllers, as opposed to independent systems.
That was now 14 months ago, with zero updates since.
Orbit, I’d just really like to know, for my planning of what I buy next month in preparation for the installation. Are you still doing this, or should I go to the effort to install a solenoid system for the back yard?
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